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ifr170428–108 tcp170428–02 Autism Resources at the University of Illinois Susan Sloop, Extension Family Life Educator - University of Illinois Learn more about autism and the resources available at the University of Illinois with U of I Extension’s Susan Sloop. theautismprogram.org

ifr170428–107 tcp170428–01 How to Make a Compost Pile | with Duane Friend Duane Friend, Extension Environmental Stewardship - University of Illinois Composting can be a great way to eliminate yard and garden waste along with some table scraps. It is easy to create a home compost pile. directions on the web

ifr170421–097 Evaluating Barley Yellow Dwarf Resistance in Oats Fred Kolb, Crop Scientist - University of Illinois Doing research on crops can be tedious. It also ensures diseases and pests won’t over take them. Todd Gleason has more… Fred Kolb heads up the small grains breeding… 1:11 radio 1:23 radio self-contained 1:11 tv 1:23 tv cg Fred Kolb heads up the small grains breeding program at the University of Illinois. He and his crew were out working on the south farms last week (Wednesday, April 18). They swing specialized tubes to deliver a little corn meal and an Aphid that carries Barley Yellow Dwarf disease. The aphid, says Kolb, infects the oats. Kolb :43 …several in the U.S. and several in Canada. Quote Summary - We are inoculating these oats with Barley Yellow Dwarf virus. And in order to that we rear aphids in the greenhouse, the aphids carry the virus, and then we put the aphids on the hills, and they infect the plants with the...

ifr170421–096 ifr170421-100 Cattle | Increase Conception Rates after Lush Spring Turnout Travis Meteer, Extension Beef Educator - University of Illinois Dan Shike, Animal Scientist - University of Illinois During the winter most cattle are supplemented with dry forages, grains, and co-products. This ration is balanced and delivered to cattle. Then spring comes along and cattle are put out to grass. While green grass solves a lot of problems associated with winter feeding (manure, pen maintenance, calf health, and labor demands), it can, as Todd Gleason reports, pose nutritional challenges especially for newly bred cows. That lush green grass forage has three major… 2:28 radio 2:55 radio self contained That lush green grass forage has three major challenges when it comes to meeting cattle nutrition requirements. it can lack enough dry matter it is high in protein, but the excess can become a problem without the dry matter and it is low in fiber The beef cattle spe...

ifr170421–095 Choosing Nitrogen Rates Emerson Nafziger, Extension Agronomist - University of Illinois read blog post The growing season has started and most corn farmers have already applied nitrogen. It is a very expensive plant food and, as Todd Gleason reports, getting the rate right may mean using a little less. Here’s how the University of Illinois nitrogen… 1:54 radio 2:08 radio self-contained Here’s how the University of Illinois nitrogen recommendation used to work. It was formula equal to roughly one-point-two times the expected yield minus the nitrogen leftover from the previous crop. That “yield-goal-based system” recommends too much for today’s corn hybrids says University of Illinois Extension Agronomist Emerson Nafziger. Nafziger :13 …up more than requirements for nitrogen have gone up. Quote Summary - That yield-goal-based system flat-out doesn’t work anymore. The reason it doesn’t is that our y...

ifr170421–093 Working to Create New Illini Brand Soybean Varieties Troy Cary, Crop Sciences - University of Illinois Lauran Widman, ACES Graduate Student - University of Illinois Troy Cary & Lauran Widman (wihd-man) are working to create twelve-thousand 2017 University of Illinois soybean breeding program plots. Todd Gleason caught up with them on Tuesday morning and put together this look at some of the pre-planting season work. They started out as individually selected… 2:32 tv clean 2:39 tv cg – 0:04 CG Troy Cary, Crop Sciences University of Illinois 1:38 CG Lauran Widman, ACES Graduate Student University of Illinois – YouTube Link

ifr170414–088 How to Boil, Color, and use Easter Eggs Mary Liz Wright, Extension Nutrition & Wellness - University of Illinois read blog post If you haven’t made Easter Eggs for the weekend, you’re in luck. There is still time and Todd Gleason has the how-to details with University of Illinois Extension’s Mary Liz Wright.

ifr170414–085 Dicamba Soybeans | how to manage herbicide applications Aaron Hager, Extension Weed Scientist - University of Illinois read more from Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension Farmers going to the field this spring will be using a brand new type of soybean. Todd Gleason has more on why dicamba-resistant varieties will require them to exercise caution when making herbicide applications. Dicamba is a very old herbicide… 2:15 radio 2:28 radio self-contained Dicamba is a very old herbicide. It has been in use for more than four decades. It kills broadleaf plants and one of the most sensitive of these says University of Illinois Extension Weed Scientist Aaron Hager has long been the soybean. Hager :13 …trying to look at how soybean are. Quotes Summary - It is one of the most sensitive broadleaf species that is grown in Illinois. You can look in the literature and find studies that have been done now for forty or fifty years really trying to look at how soybea...

ifr170414–084 tcp170414–01 Birds, Bees, & Wild Things | Sting Like a Bee Jason Haupt, Energy & Environmental Stewardship - University of Illinois read blog spot Pollinators play a significant role in keeping habitats healthy and diverse. They are important to agriculture pollinating crops and help in ensuring a good healthy yield. When most people think of pollinators, their first thought is honeybees. However, there are so many more bees than just honey- bees (which are non-native) and more than 3,500 species of native bees in the United States with 228 of them found in Illinois. Without bees, much of the produce that you love to have in the summer would not be available in the quantities or the quality that you love. Peppers, tomatoes, many root vegetables, and many fruits need bees to pollinate and produce healthy produce. Bees ensure that the flowers properly pollinate and produce healthy and abundant fruits, seeds, and vegetables. Research has also shown t...

ifr170407–083 tcp170407–02 Birds, Bees, & Wild Things | Float Like a Butterfly Jason Haupt, Energy & Environmental Stewardship - University of Illinois read blog spot When you are looking to attract butterflies and other pollinators to your yard, you need to think about providing for all stages in the life of the insects that you want to attract. Insects have multiple life stages, and each stage has a different food requirement. Milkweed is one of the most common plants chosen to attract butterflies, Monarchs specifically, but Milkweed only provides for one of the life stages of the Monarch’s life cycle. To attract and keep the butterflies coming to your yard, you need to provide food for the larval stage (caterpillar), the pupa (chrysalis), and the adult (butterfly) stages. Each stage has specific requirements.

ifr170407–082 tcp170407–01 Birds, Bees, & Wild Things | Feathered Friends Jason Haupt, Energy & Environmental Stewardship - University of Illinois read blog spot Attracting wildlife to your yard is something in which everyone seems to be interested. But knowing how to do this is what many people lack. As you think about attracting wildlife to your yard, the first step is to start looking at your yard as a habitat. All habitats have four elements: water, shelter, food, and space.